Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 March 2017
175. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis, to any broadcasters here in the years 2014 to 2016, inclusive; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14716/17]
View answerPayments made by my Department during the period 2014 to 2016 to National TV and Radio broadcasters are outlined in the following table. These payments typically involve advertising Department schemes and services. The payments were made via MediaVest Ltd. who currently hold the central Government contract for the provision of the majority of our advertising needs. There were no payments to these organisations in the years 2014 and 2015.
|
Station |
2016 Cost |
|
RTE Radio 1 |
€14,268 |
|
Newstalk |
€4,674 |
Regarding the agencies under my remit, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves and I will request the relevant agencies to forward the information directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
